Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-27

'Mllk!' hC replied. III thcrC b3 anything detest it is milk. Order what you lilse.n
 Irang the bell, and when the servant came, ordered supper to be served in the library. When Peter-who, impassive as he generally was, displayed by e look his astonishment at the strangers presence-had gone out, John Trelawney said:
 'tThat's another of tho dream people, I never saw him before, and when I wake up, won't see him again. But what-what the deuce is that?"
 A mingled look of terror, doubt and amusement went over his face as he lifted the end of his long, white beard, which he now observed for the, first time. He passed his hand upward and traced the beard to his chin, and then he gave it a sharp tug.
 s'Of all the farrago of nonsense which comes in a mans head in dreams, this is the most absurd. A long, white beard on me, man of 2S; and heavens!" he continued, as he caught a glimpse of his face in the mirror over the mantel, ''theres white hair and wrinkles to correspond. This matches the thin legs. shouldn't wonder if I turned to an old woman next, with black satin dress and lot of falbalas."
 Here he burst into loud fit of laughter.
 ''What is the matter with my voice, I wonder!" he exclaimed; 'it's of piece with l I were awake and looked like this, and talked so, should think had got to be 80 at least. Won't have fine tale to tell to Guy in the morning."
 Peter came in with tray bearing plates, dishes and eatables, and John with tho tea service. When they had spread the cloth on the library table and arranged everything, my rather stately housekeeper, Mrs. Lang, sailed in.
 'Mrs. Lang,'' said, ''let me present you to MT. John Trelawnev, who remains with us, and to whom every one in the house will pay as much deference and attention as to me. Uncle John, this is the housekeeper, Mrs. Lang."
 Mrs. Lang was evidently mystifed, but she was equal to the occasion. She per formed an elaborate courtesy. Uncle John, as a polite old young gentleman, rose and bent his body in acknowledgment
 'Now," said ''no one need wait, as we are to have some conversation on family mat ters. can even dispense with your attend ance, Mrs. Lang." -e.-..
 The housekeeper sniffed faintly, but depart ed with the others.
 ''Now for the feast of tho Barmecides," said Uncle John, gayly. 'No! the tea tastes as natural as though it were tea. These chops, too, what is the matter with my teetha Why, hang it! they're half gone. see, all in keeping-sans teeth, sans everything.''
 "Uncle John," interposed, ''you must ex- cuse me if caution you to be careful about your eating. As your stomach has been ac. customed solely to liquid food for over elghtyfour years, solid matter might"-
 'Liquid food! eighty-four years!' he burst out. "Now what could have led to such a mental vagary even in dreame And know |, ,s,A Ao myself?"
 The supper passed off, though Unclo John would pause occasionally and tap his bead and smile. He evinced signs of fatigue shortly after, and I led him to a chamber, where l assisted him to disrobe, and left him.
 The next morning, finding he was very weak, had chocolate served to him in his room. The servants were evidently puzzled, and I could fancy the below stairs parlia- ment in active session. But they were we'll drilled, and evinced no surprise in our pres ence, and made no inquiries as to how and when this newly found relative had come to be visitor. About II o'clock my guest rose, and assisted him to tho library, where we had breakfast. While we were eating he was startled by the screams of steam whistle railway passing within 200 yards of the house.
 'Wha-what is that?
 sOh, nothing," I said, ''but the train. We have Q railway crossing over tho estate, and 0 station within a quarter of mile from the house. This was an out train, and tho engi- neer always salutes me-"
 Railway! train!"
 The servants were listening, and changed tho subject by finding fault with an egg which was overdone. When we had finished I took Uncle John into tho library, got him an easy chair, and handed him one of the New York morning papers. He looked at it in amazement, and repeated it's title.
 'Why, I never heard of it before" he said: land the type is so small that can't read it. Oh, see White hair, wrinkles thin legs, weakness, poor tesjh, and so failing sight is in keeping. wonder I em not deaf"
 I took grandfatber's spectacles from drawer.
 ''Try these," said.
 Hc put them on, but shook his head.
 Perhaps yol were near sighted when you were young," said.
 Was! I am near sighted"
 ''Try these, then," and handed him Q pair used by my father.
 'Ah these do nicely. Let mo see! July 10, 1884. That's funny. By telegraph, Lon don, July IS. Tho queen received the Amcri- can minister at Balmoral, to which he had been specially invited Balmoral! tho queen! Queen of England, I suppose. But why not the king? Balmoral! where is that?"
 ''It is Queen Victoria's seat in tho High lands."
 ''And who the-I beg your pardon, but who is Queen Victorian
 ''She is the present reigning sovereign, and succeeded William " forty-seven years since'
 ''Oh, she did, did shea and who was Will jam IV?'
 ''Ho was Prince William Henry"
 s'What, that midshipman who got trounced in Bostons But where was the Prince of Wales?"
 ''Hc succeeded his father, you know, as George " and died without issue"
 ''No, don't know. But by telegraph What does that mean, and how do you get news from London i'll days Am expected to believe that? Tho dream grows quccrel' and queerer."
 explained the action of the electric tele- graph, but he did not seem to comprehen end it.
 '.The fantasies are wilder and wilder. Tho lightning is made a courier; by and by it will be bottled up for lamps, and the sun will paint OUT portraits"
 ''All that has been done long since" re- piled ''But the intrain is nearly due, and with this field glass you can sec it from the balcony. There-I hear it in the distance.